WEBVTT OUPLE OF MILES OFF THETURNPIKE IN CHESTER COUNTY A CARWASH ISGETTING MUCH MORE TRAFFIC THANUSUAL.SUSAN: NEW 8'S HANNAH MCDONALDFINDS OUT IT'S NOT JUST A CLEANCAR PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN.>> I OPENED A CARWASH BECAUSE WEDIDN'T HAVE A CARWASH IN THISAREA. JUST OFF ROUTE 23, INELEVERSON, CHESTER COUNTY'PLEASE WASH ME CARWASH' IS NEXTTO A FARM WHERE TWO OUT OF EVERYTHREE YEARS CORN GROWS TEN FEETHIGH.REPORTER: RICK FREY WOULD LOSEMORE THAN A THIRD OF HISCUSTOMERS THOSE YEARS.>> IT WASPAINFUL.REPORTER: SO HE CAME UP WITH ABRIGHT IDEA.>> YOU CAN'T USE NEON, YOU CAN'TUSE FLASHING LIGHTS SO I USEDSUNFLOWERS.>> JUST AS BRIGHT.REPORTER: RICK SET UP ASUNFLOWER PATCH ON ONE ACREBEHIND THE CARWASH.>> I DIDN'T REALIZE THE IMPACTTHE FLOWERS HAVE ON PEOPLE 19:16.I DIDN'T GET THE TRAFFIC TO THECARWASH BUT I GOT A LOT MORETRAFFIC THAN I THOUGHT I WASGOING TO GET.LIKE 3,000 PEOPLE, A NIGHT.>> I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKETHIS.>> MOST OF THEM SAY WOW, ITSEEMS TO BE A WORD HERE,WE SAYREGULARLY.REPORTER: FOR A MILLION REASONS,ON THESE TEN DAYS THE LAST 7SUMMERS, COUNTLESS FACES HAVEFLOCKED FOR A PHOTO-OP.>> WHEN THEY GET IN THE FIELD,THERE'S NO RACE, NO RELIGION,THERE'S NO ANYTHING, THEY'REJUST PEOPLE WHO CAME TO SEESUNFLOWERS AND THEY'RE HAVING AGOOD TIME.REPORTER: THE FREYS DIDN'T CASHIN ON THE SUNFLOWERS AS HOPED,BUT THEY DID DISCOVER THEY'RENOW SITTING ON A GOLDMINE.>> EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HEREIS VERY REAL.THERE'S VERY LITTLE COSMETIC ORPHONY BALONEY THAT HAPPENS INTHIS FIELD.PEOPLE COME TO GET THEIRPICTURES TAKEN.THEY'RE SERIOUS ABOUT IT THAT'SWHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR.REPORTER: HANNAH MCDONALD NEWS8.SUSAN: RIGHT NOW YOU CANNOT CUTTHE SUNFLOWERS AND TAKE THEMWITH YOU.BUT STARTING NEXT WEEK, THEFREYS WILL LET PEOPLE TAKE THEM

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Updated: 7:32 AM CDT Aug 7, 2017

ELVERSON, Pa. —

A Pennsylvania man had a bright idea to attract customers to his car wash business: Sunflowers! But did it work? Take a look at the video above for details.